Chrysalis

Isaac’s mam had some lungs on her, even towards the end. The neighbours were almost as familiar with her voice as he was, since it sounded like she was yelling from within their own houses.

However, he had to give Eran Thouris some credit, she might have his dear departed mother beaten.

“WE CAME IN GOOD FAITH, UNDER TREATY!” she bellowed.

She bellowed so loudly, the golgari warrior actually flinched. She had lungs on her like an ant-built industrial smelter. If she got any louder, the whole place was going to come down on their heads, since it wasn’t exactly structurally stable at the moment.

The golgari tried to get a word in edgeways, but she wasn’t having it.

“THIS BASE TREACHERY IS AN INSULT TO THE ENTIRE BRATHIAN TRADE ALLIANCE!”

“We have committed no treachery!” the warrior spluttered. “It is you who have brought devastation and destruction to our home!”

“YOU THINK I HAVEN’T BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH MY PEOPLE OUTSIDE? HOW DARE YOU DENY INVOLVEMENT AFTER ATTEMPTING TO DROP A MOUNTAIN ON MY FLEET?!”

“That was simply a natural fracturing of the rock!”

Isaac almost winced for the man. It sounded weak, even to his ears. True to form, the Eran pounced, glaring at her opponent like a snake would a shivering rodent. She even lowered her volume, which was a blessing to all with ears nearby. The ants hadn’t been bothered one bit.

“If you seriously think anyone is going to believe that, then your head is full of rocks, not just covered in them!”

“We will not be held responsible for the mistakes and poor skills of a few lowly Shapers.”

mages on the entire damned planet! Whoever decided this was a good idea, and whoever thought you could escape the consequences with such a pathetic excuse, needs to have their brains bashed out with a bat! At least that way, the brain matter could

all the destruction caused by the monster you brought, you then think we will stand for these insults? We demand compensation from the Brathian Island Conglomerate for the

for compensation, all the anger seemed to evaporate out of her in an instant. She went ice cold, her eyes as hard as diamonds, even her scales seem to tighten around her. The golgari felt it, how could they not? Every brathian had the same response to his demand for payment, every one of them becoming an icy

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up to her full height, almost half that of the

hear from our

turned on her heel and began to stride out. Not knowing what to do, Isaac ordered his people

to leave the goods behind?” he

and I don’t want us to carry anything that has been polluted by the stupidity that seems to infest

gave you permission to leave?” the warrior yelled,

the likes of you,” Eran spat back over her shoulder. “Either have the noble triad which ordered this idiocy show me their faces, or let me leave. I will take my fleet to our next destination and

who those people were, given the look in her eye. If she did, he imagined they would be living in a wooden box before long, everything they touched turned against them by

take care of it,” his partner, Cavalant, told him

got us all killed,” he pointed out, knowing it was pointless to bother,

I’m not dead. Are

“... No.”

dead, and the fleet has been saved. Seems like my point of view is gaining

himself, he had

you ever spoken to the

course not! I wouldn’t trouble

“I have.”

“Don’t rub it in.”